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Andy Phipps ’08 - Co-Chair
wphipps2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Prior Work Experience:
- Senior Analyst, Green, Manning & Bunch, a middle-market investment bank in Denver, CO.
- Marketing Coordinator, National Sports Center for the Disabled.
- Programs Associate, USGA Foundation. |
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Internship:
Intern, Endeavor Capital. Headquartered in Portland, OR, Endeavour is a private equity firm that invests in middle-market businesses in the Western United States. Founded in 1991, Endeavour has $450 million under management.
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John Thorpe ’08 - Co-Chair
jthorpe2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Prior Work Experience:
- Loyalty Management UK Ltd
- Associate Consultant, Mars & Company Strategy Consultants, London. |
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Internship:
Summer Associate, Smedvig Capital. Headquartered in London (UK) Smedvig invests start-up and growth capital in lower market businesses mainly in the UK. Founded in 1996, Smedvighas over $350 million under management.
Other:
- Distance runner and triathlete.
- Member of European Business Club and CIM Master of Ceremonies.
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Anand Babu’08 - Entrepreneurship Director
ababu2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Prior Work Experience:
- Associate, Crosslink Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with $1 billion under management focused on technology.
- Associate Consultant, Bain & Company. |
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Internship:
Corporate Strategy Manager Intern, Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft’s Corporate Strategy Group evaluates new business opportunities.
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Savinay Berry ’08 – Venture Capital Director
sberry2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Prior Work Experience:
- Senior Global Commodity Manager, Wireless Products, Dell, Inc.
- Program Manager, Wireless Products, Dell, Inc.
Senior Systems Engineer, Dell, Inc. |
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Internship:
Summer Associate, MK Capital, a Chicago-based venture capital firm. Founded in 2003, MK Capital has $150 million under management and focuses on early stage technology investments in the United States.
Other:
Junior Board Member, Share Circle. Headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, Share Circle is a non-profit organization doing humanitarian work in Angola. |
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Michael Teplitsky ’08 – Buyouts Director
mteplitsky2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Prior Work Experience:
- Associate, Lime Rock Partners, a private equity firm with $2 billion under management for investment in the global energy sector.
- Investment Banking Analyst, UBS-Global Energy Group and Global Private Equity Placements Group. |
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Internship:
Michael spent the summer in Moscow at British Petroleum’s $30 billion Russian joint venture, TNK-BP. Michael was a Strategic Advisor to Viktor Vekselberg, the Executive Director of TNK-BP and Chairman of a Renova Group, a $10 billion Russian private equity firm with a major stake in the joint venture. At TNK-BP, Mike executed a $1 billion electricity infrastructure privatization.
Other:
- Kellogg Board Fellow at Donors Forum of Chicago, non-profit organization.
- Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) - Russia 2007 Leader.
- Founder, Young Professionals in Energy (YPE), non-profit organization with over 2,500 members globally.
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Jeanette Cajide ’08 – Careers Director
jcajide2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Prior Work Experience:
- Manager, Accenture – Product Manager and Business Development.
- Investment Banking Analyst, Merrill Lynch – Public Finance and Leveraged Finance. |
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Internship:
Summer Associate, Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group LP. – Goldman, Sachs & Co. Americas Special Situations Group (AmSSG) middle markets hybrid credit principal investing arm.
Other:
- Kellogg Board Fellow with Facing History and Ourselves, a non-profit in Chicago.
- Co-Founder, Texas Business Club.
- Robert Toigo Foundation Fellow.
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Laura Lester ’08 – 1Y Director
llester2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Prior Work Experience:
- Associate, Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm with $2.5 billion under management
Investment
- Investment Banking Analyst, Lehman Brothers Inc., Global Industrial Group. |
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